March+19-23

=**MONDAY, MARCH 19, 2012: (sorry I'm getting revisions to you a little later today. I kept checking throughout the morning/afternoon and had to head out a little after 2.) **= Jamie- I've been thinking about this lesson, and I know that you were copy pasting to help save time, however I am not sure about the order that things are happening. Do you think they had enough time to work on paragraph 4 the last time they worked on it? Should you start the lesson with time to work on that before going into paragraph 5? Also, there are some students that work fast (Sooyoung comes to mind right away), what will you have those students do while they are waiting (since there won't be other paragraphs for them to work on)? **I was thinking about that also, and that was why I thought it might be a good idea to go over the last paragraph first so that she and other students that like that would have something to do while the other students continue to work on their other paragraphs. Let me know if this makes sense or if you think I should still change the order.** I do see that, however, there are so many more students that are not there yet and you are going to stress and confuse them. So, your options are have one or two students with an extra assignment or stress out and possibly confuse a group. I will leave the decision up to you. **I have been thinking about the students that are ahead, is there a mobile lab that is available to sign out? I could have students work on typing the part of their paper that is already complete.** There is a mobile lab, you have to sign it out, and they are dell not apple. I forget but I'm not sure if their papers convert through, however we would have to ask Christina. This lesson is for tomorrow so I doubt we would be able to get all the information we need in time. So you want to be prepared just in case. I emailed Christina and got a response back, but it looks like something you will probably need some time becoming familiar with before putting the students on them. I would say for this lesson you don't bring them in, however we can look at it for later this week. Also, in response to your question, it would be best that questions are directed to you. We need the students looking to you as the teacher in control, especially since TPAC is next week. I will be around to help edit papers, as I have been every other day. Since you seem a little worried about getting more papers edited, try editing quickly but efficiently. I know easier said than done, I wish I had better advice. Maybe taking some during recess and related arts and editing them without the students, but go over your marks with the students when you can.

= TUESDAY, MARCH 20, 2012: = Do you have an example of the teacher rap? Or is that from the Health Curriculum? **Nope, I was going to create an example rap.** Okay, just post a copy of it online when you have it Did you post the rap? I haven't been able to find it on the wiki...Dr. R. **The way the lesson went today This lesson will be pushed back for Thursday I will have the rap posted tomorrow. The revisions for tomorrows lesson are posted above.**

= THURSDAY, MARCH 22, 2012: = = What will students be doing once they finish writing paragraph 5 and there is time left?Good job with the changes. Do you see how it makes it seem more in depth and shows that you understand the needs of the students in the class? = = = = = =(revised)= =The rubric seems a bit big for just 'yes/no' categories. How are you rating it on a point scale? Will the students be shown the rubric ahead of time so that they can keep it in mind when planning their rap/poem/song? Also, do all students have to complete a peer review for each presentation?? Just thinking that's lots of copying that will need to be done, and writing after/during the presentations.= == I do not see the rubric or the paper for the student peer reviews. Those are things that should be included with the lesson. I see you just posted the teacher rap so I will look at that now. I'm still thinking that the Key Instructional decisions need to be more student focused. **I'll go back and fix that section**

= FRIDAY, MARCH 23, 2012: =

One questions... Are we going to have them cite the internet source? Yes, this is on the Yellow Note taking sheet = REFLECTIONS :=